Identity in formation the russian speaking populations in the new abroad the wilder house series in politics history and culture laitin david d on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers identity in formation the russian speaking populations in the new abroad the wilder house series in politics. Laitin concludes that the russian speaking population is a new category of identity in the post soviet world this conglomerate identity of those who share a language is analogous laitin suggests to such designations as palestinian in the middle east and hispanic in the united states. Since the collapse of the soviet union nationality groups have claimed sovereignty in the new republics bearing their names with the ascendance of these titular nationality groups russian speakers living in the post soviet republics face a radical crisis of identity that crisis is at the heart of david d laitins keenly awaited book. Laitin concludes that the russian speaking population is a new category of identity in the post soviet world this conglomerate identity of those who share a language is analogous laitin. Identity in formation the russian speaking populations in the new abroad david d laitin cornell university press the wilder house series in politics history and culture paperback 3695 description reviews detailed info winner of the 1999 wayne s vucinich prize american association for the advancement of slavic studies